Origami USA Convention 1984 book cover

Origami USA Convention 1984

Published:
1984 by Origami USA
Pages:
96
Binding:
Spiral-bound
Language:
English
ISBN-13:
9781484952726
ISBN-10:
1484952723

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Skill Level From simple to complex
Clear diagrams? Varies
Tinted diagrams (to show 2 sides of paper)? Varies
Photos of completed models? No
Is there indication to the model size resulting from size of starting paper? No
Are the models "Pure" origami (From a single square - no cuts)? Varies

Overall Impression

This is a big compilation of various models from multiple designers. Difficulty and diagramming quality vary.

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Also see listing of all other Origami USA convention books in my collection.

There are 40 Origami Designs in Origami USA Convention 1984:

Design Designer Page Details Photo

3D valentine

Hearts

Paul JacksonSquare
Angel

Imaginary beings - Angels

Lewis SimonTriangle
Barking dog

Toys - Action Models

Paul JacksonSquare
Bird bath

Birds

Patricia CrawfordSquare

Also in Origami Step by Step by Robert Harbin
Origami Bird bath by Patricia Crawford on giladorigami.com
Folded by Luc Marnat
Blossom

Flora - Flowers

Ranana BenjaminRectangle - 1X4
Box - magazine cover

Boxes and Containers

TraditionalRectangle

Also in Antik Origami - QQM 66 by Giovanni Maltagliati
Also in NOA Magazine 185
Also in NOA Magazine 189
Also in Origami - A Love Story by Yossi Nir
Also in Origami 3 by Robert Harbin
Also in Origami Games by Joel Stern
Also in Modern Origami by James M. Sakoda
and in other sources...
Origami Box - magazine cover by Traditional on giladorigami.com
Folded by Joel Stern
Brothers short and brothers long

Toys - Action Models

Gay Merrill GrossSquare
Candle

Objects - Candles and Light

Jean Claude CorreiaSquare
Catboat

Vehicles - Boats

Alice Gray$ US Dollar Bill
Christmas tree

Flora - Trees and Plants

Rae CookerSquare
4 units
Cuckoo clock

Objects - Timekeeping

Robert J. LangRectangle - Long strip

Also in BOS Magazine 108
Also in The Complete Book of Origami by Robert J. Lang
Origami Cuckoo clock by Robert J. Lang on giladorigami.com
Folded by Luc Marnat
Duck

Birds - Anseriformes - Ducks and Geese

John MontrollSquare
Easel

Objects - Writing and Painting

Ted BondSquare
Elephant

Mammals - Elephantidae - Elephants

James M. SakodaSquare
Expanding ball

Geometric and other shapes

David ShallSquare
8 units

Also in Papercopia by David Shall
Origami Expanding ball by David Shall on giladorigami.com
Folded by David Shall
Faceted cuboctahedron

Geometric and other shapes

John MontrollSquare
Floater

Toys - Planes

Stephen WeissSquare
Flying fish

Toys - Planes

Stephen WeissSquare
Frogs on a see-saw

Amphibians

Herman Shall$ US Dollar Bill
Full-rigged ship

Vehicles - Boats

Patricia CrawfordSquare

Also in Creating Origami by J.C. Nolan
Also in Origami Step by Step by Robert Harbin
Also in The Best of Annual Collections 1981-1995
Origami Full-rigged ship by Patricia Crawford. Folded from a square of double-sided Unryu paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of double-sided Unryu paper by Gilad Aharoni
Modular star

Geometric and other shapes

Mark W. KennedySquare
2 units
Mouse

Mammals - Rodentia - Rats, Mice and Rodents

Dave BermanTriangle
Ocean liner

Vehicles - Boats

Peter JohnsonSquare

Also in Origami 2 by Robert Harbin
Origami Ocean liner by Peter Johnson on giladorigami.com
Folded by Marco Abate
Peacock

Birds - Galliformes - Peacocks

Adolfo Cerceda$ US Dollar Bill

Also in Folding Money by Adolfo Cerceda
Also in The Buck Book by Anne Akers Johnson
Origami Peacock by Adolfo Cerceda on giladorigami.com
Folded by Michele Rousseau
Pheasant

Birds - Galliformes - Hens and Pheasants

Ranana BenjaminSquare
Rose

Flora - Flowers

Ronald LevySquare
Serving tray

Boxes and Containers

Alan M. KaplanSquare

Also in Origami USA Convention 1982
Origami Serving tray by Alan M. Kaplan on giladorigami.com
Folded by Wilson Yeung
Space shuttle

Vehicles - Spacecrafts

Daniel PorterSquare
Spoon

Food

Jean Paul LatilRectangle - 1X2
Star of David

Religion and Holidays - Jewish Religion

Lewis SimonTriangle
Stegosaurus

Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals - Jurassic - Stegosaurus

John MontrollSquare

Also in Dinosaur Origami by John Montroll
Also in Origami for the Connoisseur by Kunihiko Kasahara and Toshie Takahama
Also in Prehistoric Origami by John Montroll
Also in Prehistoric Origami - Second Revised Edition by John Montroll
Also in Quarterly ORU Folding Diagrams - Vol. 2
Also in The Best of Annual Collections 1981-1995
and in other sources...
Origami Stegosaurus by John Montroll. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Three-color ornament

Geometric and other shapes

Jean Paul LatilSquare
2 units
Tubmle wing

Toys - Planes

Kosho UchiyamaSquare
Tumbler

Toys - Action Models

Takekawa SeiryoSquare

Also in NOA Kessakusen 4
Also in NOA Magazine 74
Also in Origami Text in 4 Languages
Also in NOA Magazine 0 1974 Vol. 2
Also in Origami Toys by Toshie Takahama
Also in Origami in Motion by Nick Robinson
Also in The Encyclopedia of Origami Techniques by Nick Robinson
and in other sources...
Origami Tumbler by Takekawa Seiryo on giladorigami.com
Folded by Nick Robinson
Valentine

Hearts

Kumasaka HiroshiSquare
Valentine

Hearts

Peter EngelSquare

Also in Origami from Angelfish to Zen by Peter Engel
Also in The Best of Annual Collections 1981-1995
Origami Valentine by Peter Engel on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gabriel Vong
Valentine moneyfold

Hearts

Joan Appel$ US Dollar Bill
Wandering flutist

Music and Musicians

James M. SakodaSquare
Why the bat dances

Toys - Action Models

Robert NealeRectangle
With cuts
X-wing fighter

Media and Culture - Star Wars

Mark W. KennedySquare